“For the Benefit of the World”, the proud motto of the Panama Canal, bears some truth, especially for international maritime trade and recreational cruising. Completed in 1914, Panama Canal…
I always loved “Panama” by Van Halen and what better song to play when approaching Panama City on a rainy late August morning? While we were singing along, rocking around…
Our second visit to Costa Rica offered everything we were hoping for - and more than we expected. It was a wild, 12-hour ride from Nicaragua to Costa Rica;…
It seems like an eternity since our last travel update. We left Mexico far behind, visited Nicaragua, and have now been cruising in Costa Rica for the last eight weeks. But…
Banderas Bay: the most southern location during our first cruising season in Mexico - now the starting point for our exploration of remaining Pacific Mexico. We were treated to a…
It has been a labour of love - plus numerous sweaty t-shirts. We believe in working - AND playing hard, and there is a time and place for everything. The…
Time has come and gone! A few months have passed since our last travel update from onboard Fortitude X. We had left Topolobampo on our way to San Carlos where we…
We spent a few blissful days exploring 'Old Town' Mazatlán before we starting our journey North Somehow it felt like a farewell tour, although we knew that wasn't true as…
More than 90 days since we arrived in Mexico. A majority of our time has been spent anchoring in bays, very often surrounded by other cruisers, close enough to hop…
